A perennial favorite at the Wyoming Library Association program is the whirlwind tour through the newest tools, the “What the Tech is That?” session. For the 2016 conference, “What the Tech” returned on the list of program videos. Check out this year’s presentation and see the list of featured technologies with links below. A lot of great segments — we particularly enjoyed the young University of Wyoming Learning Resource Center students sharing the STEM resources at the LRC.
- Gigs 2 Go (USB storage devices) www.thegrommet.com/tech-gadgets/gigs-2-go
- ili translator (wearable language translator) www.iamili.com
- mini USB for iPhone and Android phones www.Amazon.com
- Cookie Caster (Custom 3D Cookie Cutter Design Tool) www.cookiecaster.com
- Graph Words (Free Online Thesaurus Mapping Tool) graphwords.com
- Playposit (Video Interaction Tool) www.playposit.com
- Squishy Circuits (Playdough that conducts electricity) squishycircuits.com
- FBI Vault (Collection of over 6,700 documents converted from FOIA requests) vault.fbi.gov
- This To That (helps you choose the correct adhesive for the materials you need to glue) thistothat.com
- Librarian Design Share (a place for librarians to share their designs –posters, templates, logos,etc.) librariandesignshare.org
- Sphero Robot Ball www.sphero.com/sphero
- Bee Bots www.bee-bot.us/bee-bot.html
- Cubelets (modular robotics) www.modrobotics.com/cubelets/
- LittleBits littlebits.cc/
- Makey Makey makeymakey.com/
FREE SOUND EFFECTS
- Freesound www.freesound.org
- SoundBible soundbible.com/
- Free Sound Effects www.freesoundeffects.com
- Audio Micro www.audiomicro.com/free-sound-effects
OTHER RESOURCES
- LRC STEM Curriculum Materials libguides.uwyo.edu/lrcstem